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V-1 FLYING BOMB NOSECONE RANGE MEASUREMENT PROPELLOR.
5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New YorkUS$4,000 - US$6,000
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V-1 FLYING BOMB NOSECONE RANGE MEASUREMENT PROPELLOR.
Parabolic cone in plastic, with plastic 2-blade propeller attached at base, 50 mm diameter, 200 mm span of propeller, wires with metal and bakelite connector protruding from back, mounted on a 50 mm cardboard cone.
The small propellor mounted on the tip of the V-1 was part of the guidance system. It used airflow over the propellor blades to turn a countdown timer which would then measure the distance traveled. It would first arm the warhead when it traveled approximately 38 miles from the launch site, and then upon reaching zero on the counter it would detonate two exploding retaining bolts, which would release spoilers on the elevators. This, in turn, would cause a stall, and the V-1 would go into a steep dive over its target.
The small propellor mounted on the tip of the V-1 was part of the guidance system. It used airflow over the propellor blades to turn a countdown timer which would then measure the distance traveled. It would first arm the warhead when it traveled approximately 38 miles from the launch site, and then upon reaching zero on the counter it would detonate two exploding retaining bolts, which would release spoilers on the elevators. This, in turn, would cause a stall, and the V-1 would go into a steep dive over its target.